First of all, I am aware that there hasn't been anything new on this blog for quite some time. Looking at the date on my previous post, I went into labor a few hours after I posted Freedom of Speech. And I had a baby an hour and a half after that. I already went into detail on my other blog about the birth of our baby, and there are pictures and everything. It was quite an experience. I'm not going to go into detail here. I learned that I really am not good at handling pain, and that I am one of those screamers that I'm sure nurses complain about. Sorry. There's only so much breathing you can do to manage pain. At least, that's how it is for me.
On a totally different subject, does anyone have any good Halloween costume ideas? I'm coming up totally blank this year. My 3-year-old is convinced that I should be that baby-headed spider thingy in Toy Story (you know, the creepy looking thing from Sid's room), but I just don't think I can pull that off. So, please, inspire me! Last year I put on my BYU t-shirt and hat, painted my face and called it a costume. So lame. Halloween is the best opportunity to be someone totally different, and I'm blowing it!
One more thing. Like the post title suggests, this entry is a bit scattered, but I have a little rant I'd like to make. I went to the eye doctor last week, and, while I'm sure he's an excellent optometrist (I can't tell a difference, honestly, I just try to figure out which is better, one or two, and hope I pass the test), he had me near throttling him by the end of the appointment. Maybe I'm a little insecure about my being a real grown-up, but there is something about people that speak to me like I'm five that really rubs me the wrong way. The entire appointment I felt like I was back in braces and going in for my first appointment. I am 31 years old, for crying out loud! And he couldn't have been much older than 35. My son's previous pediatrician was the same way with me. Very annoying. I think there's a mistaken idea with some doctors, etc, that using a "soothing" voice means having a good bedside manner. To me, a good bedside manner is treating the patient like an intelligent adult, while providing sound medical advice/information. Am I way off here?
Oh, and one more thing--I just finished reading Elantris, by Brandon Sanderson. Thanks, Jenny, for the recommend. It was excellent! I'm about to start on the third Mistborn book now. I just hope I can keep all the stories straight. It's hard when you're sleepy.
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Katie and my friend Liz and I are dressing up as breakfast. katie will be a carton of milk and I'll be a box of cereal and Liz will be a spoon. Hooray for foam board!
And I know that voice. I hear that voice for 11 hours every work day. it's that voice that says, "I'm a genius but I don't want you to feel like you're really beneath me, only a little beneath me because I'm about to save your life. You're welcome." She is currently using it on a patient right now. It makes me want to hit her.
We are dressing up as bees. I'm going to be a queen bee, Stephen is going to be a worker bee, and Dexter is going to be a little bumble bee. Jacob is going as buzz lightyear right? Or am I just imagining that? You could go as the sheep herder character (I forgot her name), Tim could be Woody, and Tyler could be.....hmmm...your little sheep!
Yay! I'm glad you liked Elantris. Mistborn 3 is also waiting on my nightstand.
Sorry, I'm hopeless in the costume department. My poor kids.
I try and dress up every year, but never do anything cool. I'm either a french person and wear a beret or a cowgirl and wear my cowboy boots. I am lame. Personally I think the eye doctor is very stressful, I can never tell if I am making the right choice. 1 or 2, 1 or 2 ummm can I see those again? These are my glasses for the next year, I can't mess this up! such pressure!
The condescending doctor thing really gets to me too. Really. And, as for costumes, you can always fall back on the cereal killer...
Let me get this straight: are you annoyed that people think you're younger than you really are? Boo hoo. Just wait 'til people start "M'am" ing you all over the place. Sorry, you will never get sympathy from me for looking young and fabulous!
Take it as a compliment when they talk to you that way. They probably think you're 20 since you look so young.
Join in the vampire world. That's what I'll be for H-ween.
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